Legal Opinion
Amoco Production Co. v. Lindley
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 15, 1980No. 51543PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Justice:
This case centers on the contested ownership of a computer “software” program commonly referred to as the “Lindley System”. The “Lindley System” was developed by the Defendant-Appellant while he was in the employ of the Plaintiff-Appellee.
The events leading up to the present litigation began in 1964 upon Lindley’s employment with Amoco under a written contract whereby he agreed “to disclose promptly and in writing ... all inventions or discoveries capable of use in connection with the business of COMPANY . and agrees not to disclose same to others, except as required by his…
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